Rail-joint.



A. B. WERT.

RAIL JOINT. APPLICATION FILED MAY 3, 1913.

Patented Nov. 4, 1913.

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A. BIWE'RTF BAIL Jom'r'. APPLICATION FILED HAYS. 1913.

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ALBIETUS B. WERT, OF NEVADA, MISSOURI.

RAIL-JOEE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 4., 1913.-

Application filed May 3, 1913. Serial No. 765,296.

To all whom 2'15 may concern:

Be it known that I, ALBnirns B. WERT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Nevada, in the county of Vernon and State of Missouri, have invented new and useful Improvements in Rail-Joints, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to joint chairs for railroad ra-i-ls, the object being to provide a simple, cheap and efiective means for securely retaining the meeting ends of two ra-iis against lateral iiexnre, side or transverse movement, a-nd provide a substantially continuous rail.

Vith the above recited object in view, the invention resides in the construction combination and arrangement of parts set forth in the following specification and falling within the scope of the appended claims.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a perspective view of a rail joint constructed in accordance with the present invention, Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view on the line 2-2 of Fig. 3 and illustrating by the dotted lines the manner in which the rail binding element may be applied to or removed from the chair, Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional view on the line 33 of Fig. 2, Fig. iis a perspective view of the chair proper, Fig. 5 is a similar view of the rail flange binding element which is associated with the chair, and Fig. 6 is a perspective view of one of the rail ends.

Referring now to the drawings in detail, RfiR designate two rails which are adapted to have their ends connected. in a manner which will presently be described.

The rails R are ofthe usual construction, and each of said rails, at a suitable distance from its end has its base flange provided with one or more notches, designated by the numerals 1. In connecting the rails, by my improved chair or joint, I aim toobvi-ate the employment of the usual securing bolts which pass through the webs of the rails, and So in nowise weaken the rails at the joint. The joint for the, rails includes a chair 2, the same comprising a horizontally flat base 3 which has its inner longitudinal edge provided with an upturned flange L, and the inner face of this flange, as well as the portion or" the base adjacent the said inner face of the flange recessed longitudinally t-r form the inner upper face of he fiange with a lip 5, and. the base 3 with a channel 6. The flange 4 aswell as its lip 6 extends the entire length of the chair, as does the channel 6. The lip is provided upon its inner edge with a plurality of rectangular depressions or notches 7, and the lower wall of the channel 6 is provided with rectangular openings 8 which are disposed directly below the depression 7. The base opposite the flange 4 is provided with an upstanding enlnr ed portion 9 which has its lower face disposed above and at angle to the base 3 to provide for the reception of the outer base flanges of the rails,'and the overlying angular portion, which is desig nated by the numeral 10, is connected to the base through the medium of a plurality of lugs 11., the same. equaling in number the notches 1 of the base flanges of the rails R-R-, and the said lugs are adapted to be received within the notches when the rails are arranged upon the chair. The inner portion of the enlargement 9 above its angular lower wall 10 is shaped to engage within the fishin spaces upon the outer sides of the rails as well as to snugly engage beneath the heads of the rails. The upper portion of the enlargement upon its inner face thus pro vides a rail head receiving ledge or shoulder 11, and the outer face of said enlargement is extended upwardly a suitable distance above the ledge 11 to provide ahead 13 which is adapted to bear against the outer faces of the heads of the rails and which has its upper face, at its opposite ends below the plane of the heads of the rails, but which from its ends may slightly increase in height so that the central portion of the head 13. is disposed a slight distance above the heads of the rails, at the meeting ends of the rails. T he outer taco oi the enlarged portion 9, from its head 13, is beveled outwardly, as at 1%, and con-imunicntes with the outer longitudinal portion 15 of the chair. This bortion 15 is provided with a plurality of spike openings 16, and the spiltes through the openings and entering the tie T are adapted to secure this side of the rail upon the said ties.

The numeral 17 designates what I term a rail engaging or binding member. This member provides a rectangular body 18 which has its outer longitudinal edge, at its lower corner. rounded, and which is integrally formed with an oppositely extending lip 19, the underface of the lip. and the inner face of the body conforming in shape to the longitudinal edges of the base flanges of the rails as well as with the upper portions of the said base flanges, adjacent their edges. The body 18 is provided with spike openings 20 which register in number with the spike openings 8, the said openings be.- ing arranged in a plane with the wall or flange provided between the lip 19 and the body 18. The spike openings 20 are of a size sufficient to receive the upper portions of the spikes, but the spike openings 8 provided in the channel 6 are elongated or in other words, are of a greater length than the substantially square openings 20, so that when the beveled portion of the spikes pass through the openings they will have a tendency to force the body 18 toward the longitudinal edges of the base flanges of the rails and their lips 19 into secure engagement with the upper portions of said base flanges. It is to be understood that the body 18 of l the rail binding element is arranged'within the channel 6, and it will be noted that by providing the outer lower longitudinal .edge 10f said body'w'ith' the beveled or rounded portion and when the securing spikes are removed, the binding member may be removed from the chair proper by simply tilting the same, as illustrated by the dotted lines in Fig. 2 of the drawings, and also the rail binding member may be inserted within the channel and below the overlying portion or lip 5 of the flange 4 in a like manner, so that it is not necessary that the said binding member be inserted longitudinally within the channel.

From the above description, taken in connection with the acoompanying'drawings, the simplicity'of the device, as well as the adt'antages thereof will, it is thought, be

perfectly apparent to those skilled in the.

art to which such inventions appertain without further detailed description.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim is: g

1. The combination with two rails having abutting ends, of a chair includin a base having one of its longitudinal e ges 'p which overlies the base, the opposite edge of the base having an enlargement, the inner face ofwhich being shaped to conform with the fishing spaces of the rails, a rail binding member including a body and a rail engaging lip, the said body adapted to be disposed below the lip. of the flange of the base, and the base being provided with openings, the body being provided with reg istering openings of a lesser area than that of the openings in the base, and beveled spikes adapted to be passed through the openings to force the body and t e lip thereof into tight frictional engagement with the base flanges of the rails.

2. The combination with two rails having abutting ends and havingtheir base flanges notched, of a chair, said chair including a base having its inner longitudinal edge provided with an upwardly projecting longitudinally extending flange, the inner face of the flange being formed at its upper ortion with a laterally extending lip, the ase of the chair having a longitudinally extending channel which is disposed below the lip, the

opposite side of the base being enlarged, the enlargement being shaped to engage with the rails and to receive the said rails, the base of the chair and the base of the flange engaging portion of the enlargement of the chair havin integrally formed legs to enter the notches f the rails, the lip of the flange having its inner edge provided with depressions, the channel being provided with elongated openings which are below the depressions, a rail engaging member, said member including a rectangular portion having its lower longitudinal edge rounded, the said body portion adapted to be received within the channel and to underlie the lip of the flange, the body be ing formed with a rail-engaging lip, the body being further formed with spike openings'of a lesser area than the openings in the channeled portion of the base of the chair, and spikes adapted to pass through the registering openings and within the depressions and to force the bodyand the lip thereof into tight frictional engagement with the longitudinal edges and fi'anges of the rails.

In testimony whereof I aifix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ALBIRTUS B. WERT.

Witnesses:

W. F. GORDON. E. S. HEYANCE.

Copies of this patent may be obtainedfor five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Yatents, Washington, D. O."

disposed 

